Acanthus Clock

I was looking for a carving project that included Acanthus Leaves I found a DVD: Woodcarving by Rolf Taraldset . The cover looked like something I wanted to learn. This is how it turned out.

I carved this one in pine. I had some walnut but I wanted to see if my skill level was up to this. What do you think? Should I risk the walnut or carve another in basswood first? Size: 23” x 7” Finish: Fruitwood oil stain, LacquerPhoto: rotated, cropped, and resized in Sketchup. You got to love Sketchup.